Gui for scripts

[jimmyh1972]

Hi
I need a gui to run some bash functions - I build something in Java to run the bash but there is a lot of permission problems, also runinng bash asking for root pass is impossible.
so what I need now is some box/window with about 5 buttons.
I tried also Zenity, Kdialod, Yad (I know them very good) but I didnt manage to add or edit the number of buttons
does anyone know how to build a simple gui with any of them (Zenity, Kdialod, Yad) so I'll be able to run my bash functions?

[Habitual]

I'll be able to run my bash functions? Can you clarify these functions please?


#!/bin/bash
com=$(yad --title="My Script Runner" --height=200 --width=450 --list --separator=" & " --checklist --column="1/0" --column=Command \
--column=Script "" "Script1" "gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c "/path/to/script1.sh"'" "" "Script2" "gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c "/path/to/script2.sh"'" \
"" "Script3" "gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c "/path/to/script3.sh"'" "" "Script4" "gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c "/path/to/script4.sh"'" "" "Script5" \
"gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c "/path/to/script5.sh"'" )
eval "$com"

Whatever you click gets run.

Refernce: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=891851&p=5602475#post5602475

Hope that gets you started.

[Vaphell]

still promoting that fugly, barely working eval hack? ;-)

[Habitual]

still promoting that fugly, barely working eval hack? ;-)

So, no Christmas card from you this year? :p
5m after I posted it, I said "Vaphell should answer this thread post, not me."

It was fun back in the day. I hardly have time for 'shiny' things made with yad.
I didn't author it, so I felt no need to improve upon it and not that I could.

Give us something better and I'll start using that instead. (half my scripts have your name in them already).

[Pinoy Tux]

I tried also ... Yad ... but I didnt manage to add or edit the number of buttons

man yad
is your friend. Use the --form option. For example,


yad --title="My Script GUI" --form --columns=2 --no-buttons \
--field="Firefox":FBTN "/usr/bin/firefox" \
--field="System Monitor":FBTN "/usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor" \
--field="LibreOffice":FBTN "/usr/bin/libreoffice" \
--field="Calculator":FBTN "/usr/bin/gnome-calculator" \
--field="My Script":FBTN "/path/to/my-script.sh"
will produce

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5521153/screenshots/ubuntu/2014-09-14-yad-buttons.png

Scalable? Yes. Just add --fields where applicable. HTH.

[Habitual]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5521153/screenshots/ubuntu/2014-09-14-yad-buttons.png

and no "fugly, barely working eval hack?"
Good stuff. I'm sticking this on my DorkBlog (http://bournetoraiseshell.com/article.php?story=20110719205526639), with credit.
Good bye eval. I never liked you!